1945 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945,[1] the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women.[2] The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 84.8%.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian Communist Party | 3,005,983 | 88.1 | 94 |
| Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 94 | ||
| Zveno | 45 | ||
| Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) | 31 | ||
| Radical Democratic Party | 11 | ||
| Opposition candidates | 404,482 | 11.9 | 1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 455,000 | – | – |
| Total | 3,865,465 | 100 | 276 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p86
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p386
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p370
